"The illegitimcay of this regime has been largely ignored in Canada. The corporate media has thrown a suffocating blanket of silence over the sordid coup that toppled Aristide...Canadian political leaders [of all stripes, even orange ones] have justified Canada's role in upholding the puppet regime..."

 
The Haitian people are once more suffering under the heels of a US -led occupation and a repressive regime that replaced democratically elected President Jean BertrandAristide. In June thousands took to the streets to demand the return of Aristide as President. To Haitian activists the new regime under Gerard Latortue is no more legitimate than the governments of 1915-1934 under US Marine occupation. At the same time, the illegitimacy of the regime goes largely ignored in North America and Europe.

Leaders of the 15 nation CARICOM (Caribbean Community) have twice called on the United Nations to launch an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding President Aristide’s departure. Since April they have been under intense diplomatic pressure from the US to drop the matter. US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that he “didn’t think any purpose could be served by an inquiry.

Canadian Ambassador to Haiti, Kenneth Cook, when asked on March 29 about Aristide’s removal, responded, “As far as I’m concerned there is no evidence of a kidnapping. I don’t have a position on the request to the United Nations by the CARICOM countries for an investigation into the circumstances of the removal of Aristide. If there were [an investigation] it should be brief in order not to interfere with the task of rebuilding the country.